Track Record
Software
Our Software M&A Advisory Practice is built on over 20 years of experience supporting founders, investors, and management teams across a broad range of sectors, including logistics, healthcare, fintech, insurtech, infrastructure, and manufacturing.
Over this time, we have witnessed multiple waves of evolution in the software industry, from early on-premise models to the rise and maturation of SaaS, and more recently, the increasing convergence of software with data, automation, and AI.
This depth of experience gives us a nuanced understanding of what drives value in software transactions. We bring particular expertise in SaaS business models, including the key unit economics and performance metrics such as ARR growth, retention, customer acquisition efficiency, and margin scalability that underpin valuation.
Combining sector insight with transaction expertise, we help clients position their businesses effectively, navigate complexity, and achieve optimal outcomes in a dynamic and highly competitive market.
Success Story
About The Tradenet: A market leading SaaS Platform for commodity intelligence, freight analysis, and maritime operations.
About S&P Global: One of the world’s leading data and intelligence providers possessing a powerful combination of data, technology, and expertise. Enabling its clients to view the world with greater clarity, make decisions with increased conviction, and take actions that lead to greater prosperity.
Data and Intelligence Led Sale Transaction
Sold To
Narrative: A global search for buyers identified S&P and a number of other leading contenders as potential acquirers of The Tradenet and its innovative and dependable data and software solutions for the maritime commodity and financial trading communities.
A highly strategic transaction at a well above industry benchmark multiple. Bean Partners started working with The Tradenet well before going to market for the sale of the business. The preparation and insight provided during this preparatory period was critical in achieving such a strong outcome from the transaction.
Duncan Murray, Founder and CEO of The Tradenet: "The support Bean Partners offered throughout the process was immense. They have always been on hand to guide us through challenging parts of the process. The offering was very professional, organised and the team clearly understood the unusual existing relationships between Tradenet and S&P Global. They navigated the process strategically and sensitively to a great outcome."